House On Fire: A Novel

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Synopsis

A masterfully written saga of family drama in the vein of Celeste Ng, Liane Moriarty, and Sally Hepworth” (Book Reporter) about a blended family in crisis after a drunk driving accident leaves one parent’s daughter dead—and the other’s son charged with manslaughter.

Divorce lawyer Leigh Huyett knows all too well that most second marriages are doomed to fail. Yet five years in, she and Pete Conley couldn’t be happier with their blended family.

But one rainy Friday night, on the way back from celebrating their anniversary, Peter and Leigh receive horrific news. Peter’s son Kip, a high school senior, has crashed his truck and been arrested for drunk driving. And Leigh’s fourteen-year-old daughter, Chrissy, was with him.

Twelve hours later, Chrissy is dead and Kip is charged with manslaughter.

Reeling with grief, Leigh nonetheless does her best to rally behind Peter and Kip. That is, until Kip changes his story and claims that he wasn’t driving after all—Chrissy was, and he swears there is a witness.

As they hurtle toward Kip’s trial date, husband and wife are torn between loyalty to their children and to each other, while the mystery of what really happened that night looms large.

Chapters

  • 001 HouseOnFire Title

    Duration: 33s
  • 002 HouseOnFire Epigraph

    Duration: 40s
  • 003 HouseOnFire Ch1

    Duration: 14min
  • 004 HouseOnFire Ch2

    Duration: 22min
  • 005 HouseOnFire Ch3

    Duration: 18min
  • 006 HouseOnFire Ch4

    Duration: 25min
  • 007 HouseOnFire Ch5

    Duration: 09min
  • 008 HouseOnFire Ch6

    Duration: 18min
  • 009 HouseOnFire Ch7

    Duration: 19min
  • 010 HouseOnFire Ch8

    Duration: 14min
  • 011 HouseOnFire Ch9

    Duration: 23min
  • 012 HouseOnFire Ch10

    Duration: 13min
  • 013 HouseOnFire Ch11

    Duration: 19min
  • 014 HouseOnFire Ch12

    Duration: 24min
  • 015 HouseOnFire Ch13

    Duration: 11min
  • 016 HouseOnFire Ch14

    Duration: 22min
  • 017 HouseOnFire Ch15

    Duration: 14min
  • 018 HouseOnFire Ch16

    Duration: 24min
  • 019 HouseOnFire Ch17

    Duration: 19min
  • 020 HouseOnFire Ch18

    Duration: 17min
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